Israeli soldiers sexually harassing Palestinian women at Hebron checkpoint: Report
In one incident, a young Palestinian woman said an Israeli soldier exposed himself to her at a checkpoint on 17 August.
The woman said that she was crossing the Tamar checkpoint in the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood when the soldier stopped her and instructed her to open her bag. After she complied, he took down part of his trousers and asked her: “Do you want it? Come and see.”
Another reported that an Israeli soldier searched her phone while holding her hand.’ “He grabbed my hand and told me to open the phone. I told him these were my private photos, why should I open them?” she said.
In June, a UN report found that Israeli authorities have systematically subjected Palestinian women and girls to sexual violence, including forced nudity, public stripping, sexualised torture and harassment.
